The Office of Young-Adult Ministries seeks to train, equip, empower, and connect young-adult leaders (at all levels of the church) for the development of Christ-seeking young adults in the church and beyond.

Cokesbury Webinars
Cokesbury is offering free webinars related to various adult resources, including an introduction to Disciple Bible study, Three Simple Rules, and Faith in Hard Times. You can view these webinars as a streaming video or download them to your computer.

UMC -- Four Areas of Focus
Explore how The United Methodist Church is focusing on four key areas of ministry in a free, self-directed online course from United Methodist Communications. The four foci include:

• Developing principled Christian leaders for the church and the world
• Creating new places for new people and revitalizing existing congregations
• Engaging in ministry with the poor
• Combating the diseases of poverty by improving health globally.

This online course is available now. To participate, visit moodle.umcom.org and select "Four Areas of Focus" under the United Methodist Basics category. There are also postcards with information about this online course and brochures about the four areas of focus available from United Methodist Communications.

Dimensions of Adult Learning
Learning is a complex process of paying attention to information and experience, determining how important it is, and then making meaning of the information and experience. Learning occurs in formal settings, such as university courses, workplace seminars, or Bible studies. Learning also occurs in informal settings, such as talking with friends, reading at home, or visiting a museum.

Wesley Study Bible Available
Abingdon Press has announced the publication of The Wesley Study Bible.

People of Integrity: Authentic Christian Living
By William B. Morgan Jr
Integrity is one of those hard to define, even harder to live, realities. Nevertheless, it's a core-defining quality we recognize when we see it in people and sorely miss it when we don’t. Morgan defines it as the "God-given strength to respond to life in relationship with God instead of reacting to things on our own."

Generational Anchor Points That Help Define or Shape a Generation

Neshama: Soul Psalms of Young People
Neshama: soul
Origin: Hebrew noun

The ancient Hebrew scriptures flow with psalms where the soul cries out to the Lord in praise and suffering. Today, people of God still cry out from the depths of their souls in song and spoken word, connecting us to one another and to the psalmists of long ago. The original songs featured on this CD by young people in The United Methodist Church come from different regions. The artists live different lifestyles and speak different languages. The diverse musical styles — from pop to African folk — on Neshama unite us with song and praise like the ancient Scriptures, celebrating how God is moving in the souls of young people today.

A vision of Young People's Ministries — a ministry of the GBOD — Neshama is the first compilation of United Methodist Young People. A portion of all proceeds from Neshama will benefit HIV/AIDS ministry initiatives of Young People's Ministries.

Young Adult Network
The goal of the network is to help keep young adults connected to one another and to the church in one way or another. Many of the components of the network are guided by the hopes, dreams, visions, goals, thoughts and nitty gritty ideas of the young adults like yourself.

New! Email Discussion for Young Adult Leaders
Now Young Adult leaders have a way to share ideas, struggles and successes. Our new email discussion group puts you in touch with your colleagues around the country. Join the discussion now!

Helicopter Parenting & the Millennial Generation
Nationwide, campuses are experiencing an increase in “helicopter parents,” who hover over their children and participate in decision-making in their daily lives.